SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14284, 26 August 1910, Page 7

SPORTING.

GEIIALDINE RACING CLUB. The committee of this club met on Tuesday evening, when Mr O'Malley occupied the- chair, and seven other members were present. The correspondence included a let-tar from Air G. Reynolds, who agreed to furnish the Club with a starting clock on the terms suggested. Tlio New Zealand Racing Conference wrote asking lor returns as to expenditure in connection with the totahsator, etc;., home being required in consequence of the present agitation a, aiust the totalisator. Mr 11. J). James wrote tugging that by means of a. system l.e has in vogue one pound machine would be sufficient for the race. meeting. It was agreed to 'all in with Irs v : e\v. The report of the Course '--u.umittee was read, dealing with the pi oposed training track, etc., and stated that the tree planting had leen completed.—The report r.dopted. The accounts were passed t\.r payment. He the presentation to Mr I!. R. Macdonakl, the .subcommittee pa posed that the presentation should crsist of some silver plate, -nd I'.-it the presentation should be .1 ado e,i 1> e f-econd night of the '-aces. —The rec. mnerdation was agreed to. The secretary was authorised tr arrange for a special t-a.m frc-n f.limtchurch on the same t-rms a., last year. Mr O'Malley, as chairman uF the Course Committee, sad th.'t in view of the agitation to abolish M,o totalisator they thought it wiser not to pirceed with the proposal to "atld-a t-.fjie.rs house, etc., for the present. In reference to the <t wis then

agreed that it be a lecuamJili'-ion to '■ the Trustees that Hreadley's lease be extended for 12 montlis i'ro-i Ncvuober next, on condition ihat the lessee allows the club to icserve lia'f »■ chain wide on the inside of the rails for the purpose of forming a train-ng tiac-k, and that the reserve be us ; -d .or grazing purposes only. It was agreed that Mr Budd be appointed caterer on the same terns as last year; to invite tenders for the privilege of selling race cards; to ask the Geraldine Band to quote a price for playing at the races. The following new members were duly elected:—Messrs J. Sinclair Thomson, G. H. Bryant, and G. L. Warne-. The meeting then adjourned.